Krishna Raj

Krishna Raj is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Lok Sabha constituency of Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She belongs to the Pasi community, the dominant section among the Dalits in Uttar Pradesh. She comes from a humble family background; her husband works in a bank and she is the only one in her family to join mainstream politics. In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she defeated Umed Singh Kashyap of BSP, husband of late Phoolan Devi, by a margin of more than 2.35 lakh votes.

Early Life and Education

Krishna Raj was born in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh on February 22, 1967 to Ram Dulare and Sukh Rani. She completed her Master of Arts (M.A.) degree from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad. She got married to Virendra Kumar on June 02, 1985.

Political Career

During her initial years in politics, Krishna Raj had worked with former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh. She was chosen by Kalyan Singh and Narendra Modi to become one of the star campaigners of BJP and address election rallies in specific regions of Uttar Pradesh such as Rohilkhand and Awadh. She also shares close ties with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).